Where does “Lebenshaltungskosten” come from?

Lebenshaltungskosten (German) comes from German Lebenshaltung, from German haltung, from German halten, from English halt, from Middle English halt, from Old English healt, from Proto-West Germanic halt, from Proto-Germanic haltaz — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Lebenshaltungskosten (German): cost of living

Definitions

  1. cost of living

Ancestry of “Lebenshaltungskosten”, step by step

Lebenshaltungskosten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lebenshaltung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLebenshaltungway of life, lifestyle
2Germanhaltungposture
3Germanhaltento hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to...
4EnglishhaltTo limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
5Middle EnglishhaltLimping, lame, crippled
6Old Englishhealtlame, limping
7Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
8Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
9Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-
10Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via German Kosten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKostencosts
2Italiancostocost; expense; usury
3Polishkosztcost
4Hungarianköszthanks
5Hungarianköszönömfirst-person singular indicative present definite...
6Hungarian-ömUsed to form the first-person singular present...
7Hungarian-ö-linking vowel
8Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
9Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-